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A B737-800 was dispatched with the horizontal stabilizer trim indicator flex cable not safetied. Job card did not require safety on flex connection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 709649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 709649 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : work cards performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Job Card |
Narrative:
While working card X on step M; reconnecting cable; I realized it when I opened up the next aircraft that it was safetied which is not called out in step M of the paperwork. On aircraft X I did not safety the nut. Maintenance control contacted to safety the nut at line station.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WAS DISPATCHED WITH THE HORIZ STABILIZER TRIM INDICATOR FLEX CABLE NOT SAFETIED. JOB CARD DID NOT REQUIRE SAFETY ON FLEX CONNECTION.
Narrative: WHILE WORKING CARD X ON STEP M; RECONNECTING CABLE; I REALIZED IT WHEN I OPENED UP THE NEXT ACFT THAT IT WAS SAFETIED WHICH IS NOT CALLED OUT IN STEP M OF THE PAPERWORK. ON ACFT X I DID NOT SAFETY THE NUT. MAINT CTL CONTACTED TO SAFETY THE NUT AT LINE STATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.